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The Opposition People’s Progressive Party called an urgent press conference on Saturday to demand the firing of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice James Patterson, over his admitted omission of the word “acting” on his curriculum vitae, when pointing out his role as Acting Chief Justice in Grenada. PPP Member of Parliament, Priya Manickchand […]
Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, has been shielded from any blame in relation to the emergency purchase of $632 million worth of drugs by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, according to the first-ever report tabled in the National Assembly by the Public Procurement Commission. Laid in the National Assembly on Thursday, the report noted that […]
The Commission of Inquiry Report into the 2016 Camp Street Prison disturbances and deaths, recommended the decriminalizing of possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use and also for alternative sentencing for low-level drug offenses. The authors of the report believe the move could have assisted in efforts to tackle overcrowding in the prison. […]
Responding to criticisms of his appointment as the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice James Patterson on Thursday brushed aside reproaches that have sought to downplay his ability to perform effectively in the post. Mr. Patterson told reporters today that he was not bothered by the criticisms. In an effort to clarify his […]
With loud heckling from the Opposition benches, President David Granger addressed the Parliament, outlining some of his government’s accomplishments and plans. Opposition Members held up placards and shouted various slogans at the President as he delivered his speech for close to an hour. At one point of his speech, President Granger asked “What about some […]
Still refusing to be a part of any formal budget consultations with the government and amid insistence of non-cooperation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo now wants the APNU+AFC government to include its proposed measures in its 2018 National Budget. Ahead of the presentation of the government’s 2018 fiscal plan to the National Assembly, the Opposition People’s […]
The Ministry of Public Health is reassuring citizens that the tablets being distributed for filarial prevention are safe and it is confident that all of the drugs being administered as part of the nationwide campaign are safe. The statement comes in wake of the death of a young child whose relatives claim that she became […]
Smiles plastered the faces of the Executives of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) as they emerged from a one-hour meeting with the President David Granger just after 12 noon on Monday. “The union will no longer be going forward with the planned strike for Thursday and Friday,” GTU President Mark Lyte told reporters. He said […]
Faced with what it believes is “more of the same”, a “betrayed” Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Friday said it continues to encounter political reluctance to address the “peppercorn salaries” being paid to public servants. GPSU President, Patrick Yarde said the Union now feels betrayed and is no longer deluded into thinking that a […]
One day after walking out of salary increase talks with the Ministry of Education, the Guyana Teachers Union returned to the negotiating table to discuss the Union’s concerns about the lack of progress with regard to negotiations of salary increases and other non-salary benefits for its members. In a joint statement, the Union and the […]
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